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type: "Bill"
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title: "HOME REPAIR-ATTORNEY FEES"
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description: "Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Provides that, if a home repair and remodeling contract that is subject to the Act contains a provision allowing attorney's fees to be awarded to any party to the contract, then, notwithstanding any terms in the contract to the contrary, that provision shall be deemed and construed to permit the award of reasonable attorney's fees to all parties to the contract. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 24"
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citation: "Illinois HB 24 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Martha Deuter", "Michael W. Halpin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2025-08-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e13fb12a-299d-47dc-abd2-237fd6b5c9a1"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=24&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=155680&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "a4b38d3af7099e578525e7ba95fdbaaccc69a8dd1bd188b46a7e2c866f5df6c3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 24 (104th) — HOME REPAIR-ATTORNEY FEES
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Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Provides that, if a home repair and remodeling contract that is subject to the Act contains a provision allowing attorney's fees to be awarded to any party to the contract, then, notwithstanding any terms in the contract to the contrary, that provision shall be deemed and construed to permit the award of reasonable attorney's fees to all parties to the contract. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0024.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0024eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0024ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0024enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Judiciary — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Martha Deuter — primary (person)
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- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
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- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
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- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
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- Jed Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
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- Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
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- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
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- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `filing`
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- **2024-12-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martha Deuter
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- **2025-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000
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- **2025-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2025-02-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
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- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
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- **2025-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
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- **2025-04-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
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- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
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- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
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- **2025-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2025
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- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0033 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e13fb12a-299d-47dc-abd2-237fd6b5c9a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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